President Serzh Sargsyan Met with the President of the German Bundestag Norbert Lammert
President Serzh Sargsyan has arrived to Germany on official visit. At the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, the President of Armenia will meet with the highest leadership of Germany. On April 6, President Sargsyan met with the President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert.
The parties stressed the importance of the interparliamentary cooperation for the strengthening of the Armenian-German interstate relations. With this regard, Serzh Sargsyan highlighted personal contribution of Norbert Lammert. “You not only encourage relations between the two Parliaments, which form a practical platform for the full understanding of mutual interests, but also keep in the focus of your attention issues related to the Armenian people,” said President Sargsyan at the meeting with the President of the German Bundestag Norbert Lammert. As a testimony to his words, President Sargsyan noted Mr. Lammert’s participation to the events conducted in Germany in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, as well as his statement at the special session of the Bundestag dedicated to the Armenian Genocide. Norbert Lammert expressed confidence that the official visit of the President of Armenia and meetings with the leadership of Germany conducted in the framework of the visit to Berlin, will elevated the Armenian-German political dialogue to a new level and will expand cooperation of the two countries.
The parties discussed also issues related to the future development of the Armenia-EU relations and expressed hope that the new framework Agreement, which will institutionalize the RA-EU relations, will be signed in the nearest future. In response to Mr. Lammert’s question regarding the constitutional changes conducted in Armenia, President Sargsyan informed him on the forthcoming developments conditioned by the changes and expressed gratitude to the German side for the consultative assistance to the process.
At the meeting, discussed were also the latest developments related to the NK problem.
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